Define:Ferlie
Scots
eeditEtymologie
eeditFrae Auld Norse ferligr (“ugsome, dreidfu”).[1]
Spellin variants
eedit- ferly
- fairl(e)y
Verb
eeditferlie (third-person singular simple present ferlies, present participle ferlin, simple past an past participle ferlit, ferlied)
- [1] (transitive) tae mairvel or strange at somethin
- Or tell what new taxation's comin, An' ferlie at the folk in London.
- — Robert Burns: Twa Dogs[2]
- But whan we seek amang the gret makars o the Stewarts’ kingrik for sangs in praise o Scotland, we’ll aiblins ferlie a wee tae finn hou scant thay are.
- - Derrick McClure: Tae gang free - a history of patriotic poetry in Scots (2020)[3]
- Or tell what new taxation's comin, An' ferlie at the folk in London.
Conjugation
eedit| <ferlie>Conjugation o ferlie</ferlie> | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Infinite forms | ||||
| infinitive | (fir tae) ferlie | |||
| present participle | ferlin | |||
| past participle | ferlit, ferlied | |||
| Finite forms | ||||
| simple present | narrative present | simple past | ||
| first-person singular | A | ferlie, ferlies[N 1] | ferlies | ferlit, ferlied |
| seicont-person singular | ye/you | |||
| seicont-person sg. intimate[N 2] | du/thoo | ferlies | ||
| third-person singular | he/she/(h)it | ferlies | ||
| first-person plural | we | ferlie, ferlies[N 1] | ||
| seicont-person plural | yese/youse | |||
| seicont-person pl. collective[N 3] | awyese/awyouse | |||
| third-person plural | thay | ferlie, ferlies[N 1] | ||
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References
eedit- ↑ "ferlie". Dictionar o the Scots Leid (in Inglis). Retrieved 12 December 2020.
- ↑ "The Twa Dogs". robertburnsfederation.com. Retrieved 13 December 2020.
- ↑ McClure, Derrick. "Tae gang free - a history of patriotic poetry in Scots". Centre for the Scots Leid. Retrieved 13 December 2020.